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The Princeton Theological Review FALL 2006 THEOLOGY AND GLOBAL CONFLICT: BEYOND JUST WAR Prolegomena 3 Theology and Global Conflict: Beyond Just War by Han-luen Kantzer Komline Articles 5 The Labor of Communion in a Capital Age by Daniel Bell 11 A Certain Disavowal: The Pathos and Politics of Wonder by Mary-Jane Rubenstein 19 Just War and the New Community: The Witness of the Old Testament for Christians Today by Gordon Brubacher Feature 31 An Interview with George Hunsinger by W. Travis McMaken Reflections 39 Breaking the Chain of Antagonism and Conflict: A Reflection on Jankelevitch’s Works on Forgiveness by Hyun Soo Kim 41 How Can a Pastor Serve in the Armed Forces? by Mark Winward 43 The Sword that Christ Came to Bring: An Instance of Canonically Theological Exegesis by W. Travis McMaken Book Reviews 45 Creston Davis, John Milbank, and Slavoj Zizek, Reviewed by Theology and the Political: The New Debate D.W. Congdon 45 Gregory A. Boyd, The Myth of a Christian Nation: Reviewed by How the Quest for Political Power is Destroying the Church Jason Ingalls 46 Stanley Hauerwas, Performing the Faith: Reviewed by Bonhoeffer and the Practice of Nonviolence Matthew D. Porter 47 Mark Lewis Taylor, Religion, Politics, and the Christian Reviewed by Right: Post-9/11 Powers and American Empire Nicole Reibe 48 Marc Ellis, Toward a Jewish Theology of Liberation: Reviewed by The Challenge of the 21st Century W. Travis McMaken 49 Vincent E. Bacote, The Spirit in Public Theology: Reviewed by Appropriating the Legacy of Abraham Kuyper Rebecca Jordan Heys Volume XII, Number 2 www.princetontheologicalreview.org Issue 35 he Princeton Theological Review is a student-run, semi- Executive Editor Tannual journal that exists to serve students within the Shelli Poe-Messner, M.Div. 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PROLEGOMENA Theology and Global Conflict: Beyond Just War Han-luen Kantzer Komline General Editor The prophet Jeremiah interpreted the three Babylonian pinnings of his activism against the U.S. government’s use of invasions of Judah leading up to the destruction of the temple torture, and offers advice to the next generation of ministers in 587 BCE as God’s judgment. God’s people had commit- as to how they might best equip themselves and their congre- ted “two evils” (Jer. 2:13): they had forsaken their God and gations to respond to issues of political and global conflict. they had turned elsewhere for sustenance and security. Jere- Reflections by two ordained ministers, Hyun-Soo Kim and miah’s lament over the fate of his disobedient people is still Mark Winward, further broaden the contexts in which the ours today: “We look for peace, but find no good, for a time theme of theology and global conflict is addressed in this of healing, but there is terror instead” (8:15). Each of the issue. Kim, an ordained pastor in the Presbyterian Church contributions in this issue on Theology and Global Conflict: of Korea, analyzes the Korean-Japanese conflict over the Beyond Just War offers a perspective on current situations of Japanese colonial government’s abuse of Korean “comfort global conflict. What unites these pieces is their effort, in the women.” Critically appropriating philosopher Vladimir Jan- tradition of Jeremiah, to challenge human thought, behavior, kelevitch’s writing on forgiveness, Kim proposes a biblically and structures in light of the word of God. grounded way forward in this international dilemma. United Daniel Bell, in his article “The Labor of Communion States Navy chaplain Mark Winward addresses an entirely in a Capital Age,” concentrates his critical analysis on the different context in a reflection entitled “How Can a Pastor structure of capitalism. Bell argues that Christians must Serve in the Armed Forces?” Winward answers this question resist the global extension of capitalism (built on conflict by explaining the theological convictions motivating him to and war) in favor of pursuing the kingdom of God (built on minister to those involved in armed global conflicts. Finally, communion with God and neighbor). Mary-Jane Ruben- W. Travis McMaken examines the meaning of Jesus’ state- stein focuses her critical lens on the American military. In ment “I have not come to bring peace, but a sword” (Matt. “A Certain Disavowal: The Pathos and Politics of Wonder,” 10:23) in his reflection, “The Sword that Christ Came to Rubenstein provides a whirlwind philosophical history of Bring: An Instance of Canonically Theological Exegesis.” the term “wonder,” advocating the recovery of wonder as Jeremiah’s lament in chapter eight, “We look for peace, “a ceaseless attunement to and critique of the uncanniness but find no good, for a time of healing, but there is terror in- of the everyday.” Rubenstein connects this kind of wonder stead” (v. 15), could today be the lament spoken by victims with the biblical notion of fear of the Lord, characterized in of an unjust economic system, innocent civilians who be- Job and Proverbs as the beginning of wisdom, and opposes come the casualties of war, prisoners tortured by American it to the deifying of the human subject as the source and ob- intelligence networks, battered Korean “comfort women” ject of wonder that drives “Shock and Awe” tactics. Gordon seeking justice, or even by soldiers in combat. Jeremiah’s Brubacher, professor of Old Testament at Messiah College, lament does not go unheard. In chapter thirty he receives addresses the ethical perplexity of the Old Testament witness another word: “Thus says the LORD: We have heard a cry on war in his article “Just War and the New Community: The of panic, of terror, and no peace” (v.5). God promises to Witness of the Old Testament for Christians Today,” suggest- respond: “For I will restore health to you, and your wounds ing, as indicated by the title of his article, how this witness I will heal, says the LORD” (v.17). may be instructive for Christians faced with contemporary In this advent season we remember the birth of the child global conflict. born to be our Prince of Peace. May the readings that fol- W. Travis McMaken’s interview with George Hunsinger low help us take to heart his words of encouragement to us: explores how a theology rooted in the biblical witness may “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. I do not be brought to bear on situations of global conflict.